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HECKFORD v. FLORIDA DEPT. OF CORRECTIONS

No. 96-405.

699 So.2d 247 (1997)

Terry HECKFORD, Appellant, v. FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS, an Agency of the State of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.

Rehearing Denied September 19, 1997.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Peter M. Siegel and Randall C. Berg, Jr., Florida Justice Institute, Inc., Miami, for Appellant.

Robert A. Butterworth, Attorney General and Cecilia Bradley, Assistant Attorney General, Tallahassee, for Appellee.

JOANOS, Judge.

This case concerns a lawsuit brought by Terry Heckford (appellant), a prisoner in the custody of the Department of Corrections (DOC), for alleged injuries he suffered while incarcerated at Martin Correctional Institution. The issue is whether the trial court erred in setting aside a jury verdict in appellant's favor, and in granting the motion of the Department of Corrections (DOC) for a new trial. We reverse.

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